Archive

Themed collections from the family archive—agency work, wartime service, exhibitions, correspondence, and studies from India.

• D.J. Keymer & Co. Ltd.Art direction, advertising campaigns, and commercial design work from Bombay and Calcutta.
• Wartime India & Royal EngineersRoyal Engineers service, India detachment, and wartime visual communication.
• Exhibitions & Public DesignGovernment exhibitions, pavilion work, and public-information design across India and Britain.
• Correspondence & DocumentsLetters, contracts, design briefs, and institutional records from the family archive.
• Ellora, Ajanta & Indian DrawingsCave studies, architectural drawings, and Indian subject matter from wartime and postwar years.
• Calligraphy & LetteringInscription designs, decorative lettering, and formal calligraphic layouts.
• Family & Personal ArchiveFamily photographs, personal records, and material connected to Dhanlaxmi and Nigel Blackburn.
• Commercial Agencies & Client AccountsClient lists, agency work, and commercial design across India and Britain.